Day before yesterday evening was tense packed and i worried too much.This old man gave me too much of a trouble,if you ask DD,he’ll probably say its my mistake.
He wanted some tea and there was no milk in stock,so i asked him to go buy a milk bottle and come back,i said so because,he used to go for shops(very close one), handling this currency and changes as well and also going for walking every morning,BOY,it was a mistake.
He left around 4 PM and had not returned until 5:30 PM,he had not taken my mobile also he doesn’t know the lane number or my mobile number or home telephone number,also there is only one set of key for main door and it was with him.
As the time went i was getting tensed and worried considering the afore-mentioned facts,i was searching for other spare key and was lucky to get that.I went near the apartment main door and started looking for him,but no signs of him coming,helpless in such a situation i called none but DD who is in India(other grave mistake,but can’t help it).
He got tensed and asked too many questions(afore-mentioned facts) just to get answer as ‘No’.And asked me to go to shop and find out if he dropped in to buy milk.
So i hurriedly dresses up baby and self,took mobile and closed the door with the new spare key and walked up to the shop.
To my anger and wonder he was standing there,buying milk.Then we came home and could not wait to hear where he had disappeared.
Last Thursday we had been invited by a friend for dinner in their place since their parents and grand parents have come.Their house would be around 1 KM from our place,and strange enough this Thatha had spent his evening in that friend’s place enjoying SKC (Sweet,kaaram(Savoury),coffee).(While i was boiling my blood as what happened to him)
Since we went by the time it was too dark and involved few cross roads,I was sure he would not have gone there remembering the path.But DD told me in call that he suspects so,but i immediately disposed it.
But he had gone there to my surprise and his SIL’s suspect.He had just got on my nerves,I thank him only because he did not carried Ambuli with him.(I would have got hypertension in such an young age).
Edited to Add:
I did not wanted to bully him and done this post,probabaly bcoz i wanted to record it,you all can have a hearty laugh.
I dont want to fight with him mainly bcoz he is already bored to death being inside home and his daughter did not even cared to share laptop for few mins and grand.daughter was sleeping,so he decided to gimme a heart break by enjoying his coffee break in a friend’s place
May 12, 2010 at 6:20 pm
You must have had a fright. but then he too might be getting bored no. Back home he must be having an ‘outdoor’ life and here enclosed b/w the walls must be too much for him.
Anyways always keep a card with ur address in his pocket and phone no.
or better still u 2 go along with him 🙂
May 12, 2010 at 10:04 pm
No fight nothing,just wrote all numbers plus address and gave it to him.
May 12, 2010 at 7:02 pm
ha ha ha…. sorry i know i shudnt laugh on what had happenned…. but just couldnt help it…. amazed abt the telepathy b/w the SIL and FIL….
dont try to bully him…. but do make him understand that ull be worried when such things happen, as its not his own dear india and a foreign land….
always keep him with a note on all ur contact numbers… and do keep ur friends informed (where u had taken him) to communicate to u once he is there (regardless of he telling u 🙂 )
take care….Janani
May 12, 2010 at 10:05 pm
Hey no no fights n arguments,i did not wanted him to feel bad,he only go to walkable places as there is no public transport,am sure he wont be doing like this.
May 12, 2010 at 8:35 pm
Since I went through this a couple of times with my FIL I can so understand.. but you will laugh at it in a few days..I promise.. 🙂
May 12, 2010 at 10:06 pm
Yes i had a hearty laugh while doing this post.But tell me its bit difficult to tell a FIL than a Father,am i right?
May 13, 2010 at 12:29 am
Err..I said nothing..I let D do the talking that side.. 😛 😛 I am very smart that way 😀 😀
May 13, 2010 at 12:12 pm
LOL!!!
I was awaiting some fight since you said open communication,but you opened communication through D,good for u!!!
May 13, 2010 at 6:26 am
Adhaaney paaththaen. The added edit. 🙂
Chinna vayasila unga appavai ennavellaam paduththiyruppeenga. 🙂
May 13, 2010 at 12:14 pm
Oh yes,i have done a same thing in my 11th standard(will it qualify for chinna vayasu).When asked to go for some shop,i went long way to my friends place and they were searching for me until afternoon and wonder atlast they came there to pick me.
So this could be a pazhi vaangal session.
May 13, 2010 at 7:29 am
Ha ha ha
reminds me of my thatha. How he used to disappear almost every evening and give
those (almost) heart attacks to my mom. There were no mobiles, in fact no telephones
at home then.All my mom could do is fret and fume. As children we were happy because
every time he came back with coconut buns,cookies, chocolates or fruits.
P.S: first time here. enjoyed all your posts. Keep writing 🙂
May 13, 2010 at 12:19 pm
Welcome here.
Yes for kids its fun and for mom its trouble.
May 13, 2010 at 9:40 am
LOL .. he so wanted to hv some nice chit-chat over SKC 😛
Cn so understand what u must hv gone thru .. glad allz well 🙂
May 13, 2010 at 12:20 pm
Oh yes he bored to core that he set out and now am feeling better.
May 13, 2010 at 3:14 pm
Ohmygosh that must have been anxious moments for u :-o. In a strange country when we ourselves are not so familiar with the roads, a family member missing can be dangerous for our BP….thankgoodness it ended well 🙂
It reminds me of an incident when I was in college…I was coming back from somewhere & I saw my frinds grandfather happily walking somewhere. He & I saw eachother, waved and carried on. When I reached my street I saw his family searching for him. I quickly rushed back to the spot I saw him last & searched all around. It took me 10 mins to catch him a good 1/2 km from there. When I brought him back his daughter-in-law practically kissed me in relief…..he had the habit of forgetting & used to wander off. Just imagine if I hadnt seen him, coz when I found him he was almost a km away.
May 13, 2010 at 3:22 pm
Very true.
I can very well relate to this incident,do you know how much relief i felt when i saw him in the shop?
May 13, 2010 at 3:26 pm
if he had ur mobile, why did u not just call him to find out where he was?
May 13, 2010 at 3:34 pm
He did not had my mobile thats the problem.
May 13, 2010 at 3:59 pm
ohh, i thght i read it as “he had my mobile”.. but it must have been a scary time.. glad to know he was at a friend’s place..
May 13, 2010 at 4:13 pm
It was very tough,i was running my imagination wild and was clueless and stranded.
May 13, 2010 at 7:31 pm
oh my God, it is scary, especially in Middle East.
Anywhere else would not be very worrying.
Thank God, nothing happened
May 13, 2010 at 8:28 pm
Being middle east it added to the horror i suffered.
TG.
May 14, 2010 at 8:53 pm
So the issue was SKC.. 🙂 So, now you know what to do :)LOL 🙂
Just Kidding.. I can understand what you must have been through in that hour !
May 15, 2010 at 3:03 pm
Actual issue was getting bored,now i know to share my laptop,no problem,am lol.ing myself.That was scary.